Last week, I was stuck working from home with the flu.
While stuck in isolation in my apartment (I did not want to subject my coworkers to this virus strain), I started to make a mental list of how the internet was helping and hindering my recovery:
Helping:
- Able to VPN into meetings and check email
- Unlimited entertainment with Hulu, Netflix and Internet-enabled TV
- Online ordering for Food delivery
- Ability to chat with friends without straining voice
Sometimes wired is better. I NEVER thought I would find myself saying that, but after testing out a Jawbone headset for a while, I realized that I was truly better off with a wired version of a cell phone headset.
Reasons Why I Went Wired:
- People know you’re talking on the Phone (So it’s less Awkward)
- If you lose it, you won’t cry (they are much less expensive)
- No battery issues (It’s plugged into your phone)
- More color options
- Work as Headphones when not talking on the phone
- You usually have to carry your phone with you anyway
- People don’t say “ARE YOU ON A HEADSET?” as much
- No one wants to be caught dead with a wireless headset anyway
After some searching on the Amazon store, I stumbled across this Motorola wired headset to give this whole “wired” thing another shot. For an inexpensive $12, I went with the pink version.
Kulula airlines has the whole "technical design turned fun" thing right with this plane design, titled "Flying 101."
Highlights:
The planes are covered with some hilarious details about the plane, such as the captain’s window — the big cheese, the fuel tanks (the go-go juice), to the loo (or mile-high club initiation chamber), and the black box (which is actually orange).
When the box is opened, it will display the full colour 2.0 inch screen with music – and you can choose to display movies or photos on the 2" screen.
- LCD Size : Colour TFT 2.0" LCD - Control : 3 buttons bottom of the product – Battery : USB Chargeable - Life time : 1 to 2 hours - Format : Movie-3GP (Convert program included), Photo-JPG - Memory : 128MB - Dimension : 63mm X 63mm X 64mm
What's the outcome? That the pursuit of techyness is not an endeavor to be taken lightly — it's clear many readers of the techyness are also in pursuit.
Miss Techyness is a 20-something, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, pearl-wearing, IT-careergirl, blackberry-using, Mac-loving, former homecoming queen and Syracuse University Alum. This is her personal blog.
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